My Kind of Medicine: Video Profiles

Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention is recommended
for those at high risk for HIV infection. What happens when the
care of a patient for whom the application of current clinical care
recommendations is not clear-cut?

Advocacy Update: ACP takes part in "Moving from Crisis to
Action: A Public Health Approach to Reducing Gun Violence"

ACP President Wayne Riley, MD, MACP, represented ACP in
Charleston, SC, at commemoration of the six month anniversary of
the shootings at the Emanuel A.M.E. Church. His remarks focused on
the recommendations from the College and the American Bar
Association published in a policy paper on fire-arm related death
and injury.

According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the
top 1% of patients with multiple rehospitalizations-the
"super-utilizers" of the healthcare system-account for 20% of the
total $2.9 trillion spent annually on U.S. healthcare costs.

Subspecialty Careers: Pulmonary Disease

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a treatable,
preventable, and partially reversible disease characterized by
progressive airflow obstruction documented by spirometry; it is
associated with an abnormal inflammatory response of the lungs to
noxious particles or gases (1-4).

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